ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · FL · GEOID 12225502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Flagler Beach, Florida

Mean one-way trip26.1 min±7.6 min MOE
Worked from home31.5%±7.0 pp MOE
Drove alone59.9%±5.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.4%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute23.5 min → 26.1 min▲ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home24.7% → 31.5%▲ 6.8 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.5% → 59.9%▼ 9.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone59.9% ±5.8 pp
Carpool5.2% ±4.9 pp
Public transit0.0% ±1.0 pp
Walk2.6% ±1.9 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.5 pp
Work from home31.5% ±7.0 pp

Each share uses 2,054 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

57thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

40th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,373± 63 MOE
Workers age 16+2,054± 315 MOE
Workers with travel time1,406± 240 MOE
Estimated home workers648± 174 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.